Posted on June 14th, 2010 by jxh
Two robots face off at last year’s RoboCup in Austria
While soccer fans around the world are energized about the start of the World Cup, engineers are preparing for the RoboCup world championship, which begins June 19 and takes place in Singapore.
Carnegie Mellon University students, who have been strong competitors in the RoboCup soccer tournament in years past, are especially confident in their robot soccer players this year, thanks to a new algorithm based on physics principles.
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Tags: Competitions for Students, Events, Mechanical, Robotics, robotics competitions, Sports
Posted on June 10th, 2010 by axb
Looks like it’s time to showcase another amazingly cool DIY project: a printer made from Legos, electronic sensors, USB wiring, and a felt-tip pen. Created by a gadget-loving Youtuber (username: horseattack), this incredible device is a treat to watch [click more for video].
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Tags: And Now, Computer, Electrical
Posted on June 9th, 2010 by jxh
Millions of fish and marine wildlife are dying as a result of the massive oil spill off the Gulf Coast.
What if there were ways to lead fish away from such dangers and direct them to safer waters? It might be possible with the leadership of remote-controlled fish-like robots.
Maurizio Porfiri, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, used smart materials to create a robot that would be accepted by real fish as an equal and a leader.
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Tags: Biomimicry, Mechanical, Ocean
Posted on June 8th, 2010 by axb
In the first bit of optimistic news we’ve heard in a while about the tragic BP oil spill, a chemical engineer from the University of Pittsburgh might have a simple solution to help clean up the Gulf Coast waters.
Di Gao, a chemical and petroleum engineering professor at the Swanson School of Engineering, has created a polymer-coated cotton filtration system that efficiently separates oil from water.
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Tags: Chemical, Environmental
Posted on June 7th, 2010 by jxh
Not everyone thinks that getting a tattoo is cool. But a tattoo that can keep you healthy sounds pretty awesome.
Designed for diabetics, tattoos using a nanoparticle ink created by MIT researchers monitor the level of glucose in the bloodstream.
For diabetics (who make up about 2.8% of the population worldwide), continuously keeping an eye on their blood sugar level is important because they could miss the moment when their levels start to change, such as after eating.
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Tags: Biomedical, Chemical, Nanotechnology
